6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 14th October, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 8.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 126.7 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 185.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.                                    Sunset tomorrow: 5:44 pm.                           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or

24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly skies cloudy with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:18 pm…High at 7:40 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:01 pm… Low at 2:45 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds and generally fair weather across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

A weak tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 6 mph or 9 km/h.  This wave is expected to be over the region by late Sunday into Monday.  

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.